The Golden Thread of information

The Golden Thread provides an accurate record of a construction project, including maintenance and operations data for the final asset, but how effective can it be and when? Martin Couling, BIM solutions specialist, Microdesk, shares his thoughts In May 2018, the...
Spaces: concept sketching and modelling for the iPad

Spaces: concept sketching and modelling for the iPad

Cerulean Labs has developed a unique conceptual sketch and modelling tool specifically for the Apple iPad. While this market segment is crowded with players, Martyn Day thinks this one stands out as a tool for the masses Conceptual modelling tools seem to be like...
Toric – cloud-based construction analytics

Toric – cloud-based construction analytics

BIM is not just about modelling to get drawings, it’s about modelling to create building information. The problem is, the data comes from multiple sources, can be ‘noisy’, conflicting and suffer epic quality failures. New American start-up Toric enables users to...

Gräbert – towards drawing automation

Berlin-based CAD software developer Gräbert has been developing DWG CAD tools since 1994, now spanning Windows, Mac, Linux and cloud. Martyn Day talked with company CTO Robert Gräbert and business development & marketing director Cédric Desbordes on the company’s...
Nvidia RTX A4500 workstation GPU review

Nvidia RTX A4500 workstation GPU review

To help boost supply of its high-end professional workstation GPUs, Nvidia recently released a derivative of the RTX A5000 with slightly lower specs. Greg Corke looks at how the RTX A4500 stacks up in real-time viz, GPU rendering and VR workflows When Nvidia launched...
Autodesk to acquire The Wild

Autodesk to acquire The Wild

To help kick start its XR journey, company is acquiring not one, but two AEC-focused XR tools – The Wild and IrisVR Autodesk has signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Wild, an AEC-focused cloud-connected, extended reality (XR) platform, which includes its...